/ K) t/ f9 _; L% w; R& z3 g公仔箱論壇QUAKE ROCKS JAPAN * A" P& I1 u# G) D3 C7 e) W公仔箱論壇) J7 P/ k: Z" a Tokyo (CNN) -- An 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Friday, triggering tsunamis and sending a massive body of water filled with debris that included boats and houses inching toward highways. ; o$ \# ?( [- V; P( y( W- Y0 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- R- v! Z/ p. N6 h* _" M2 g
The epicenter was 373 kilometers (231 miles) away from the capital, Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey said. But residents there felt the tremors.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。. i! [/ H6 v* ]1 Z
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The quake rattled buildings and to ppled cars off bridges and into waters underneath. Waves of debris flowed like lava across farmland, pushing boats, houses and trailers toward highways. ) s+ T, \2 F6 q" u* S/ `# A% ]3 M9 [公仔箱論壇3 n/ p6 y4 J; H& s T0 h& s
In Tokyo, crowds gathered in the streets and tried to reach relatives via cell phone.& h" G. i9 M) { H$ c
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Scenes inside office buildings showed papers strewn all over the floor and people clinging onto seats and desks. $ [. ~$ L( f8 K t公仔箱論壇- X6 {9 g" {, ^& ?4 f! P; \
Such a large earthquake at such a shallow depth creates a lot of energy, said Shenza Chen of the U.S. Geological Survey. & E. b( }" z Y, Y6 Xtvboxnow.com' I- \ f" S' c& K
It caused a power outage in about 4 million homes in Tokyo and surrounding areas.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 U. n3 c" r- @0 p
& L) L" k, d3 tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 A tsunami in the Pacific was moving closer to other shorelines in other countries, said CNN meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. , s% A. v5 f3 }+ ^ ; u7 u7 }! X! L2 F2 q% M It triggered tsunami warnings for various countries, including Japan and Russia, the National Weather Service said. ; t/ g- F1 S' M 5 z# w+ r+ Z+ e5 s公仔箱論壇 "Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerous to coasts outside the source region," it said. ! F# Q) P1 T' |# C3 K( J3 A9 ltvboxnow.com 9 `" i( C+ j5 S0 Y8 {! ]5 f6 |tvboxnow.com "Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter." " y `$ [! B+ Y( b, x8 o% d. yTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇- S3 B t1 a- u1 e0 S- T% F
The quake was the latest in a series in the region this week. ( @8 i4 a* v$ y; q- Z1 W5 Y & x# q; [; g$ y! J* u( ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Early Thursday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck off the coast of Honshu. ) P) f$ i- b& h7 X B% y# i
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; U, Y; k7 {: G# d2 z+ ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb A day earlier, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off of Honshu, the country's meteorological agency said. " ], W+ D2 j8 Mtvboxnow.com) R$ d* E; `/ G% R- [
The largest recorded quake took place in Chile on May 22, 1960, with a magnitude of 9.5, the USGS said.tvboxnow.com K+ c+ o. r0 v& v' d! j- ~) ?# j
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